What is ACT?
ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or Training, the most modern, science-based psychotherapy. ACT uses simple, effective and proven skills to feel better and LIVE better. All of our Brisbane Psychologists are ACT experts.
How Can ACT Help You?
ACT is about learning skills to help us be the kind of people that we want to be. In the same way that you can learn to cook, ride a bike or fly a spaceship you can learn to live a more meaningful life. ACT means learning how to live life in touch with whats important to you.Why Choose an ACT Trained Psychologist or Therapist?
Brisbane Psychologists trained in ACT want to help you achieve your goals. Whether that’s improving relationships with loved ones, managing anxiety, or thousands more. Your goal could be achieving peak performance, for example ACT has been used to help some top AFL teams!
ACT is supported by 400+ scientific studies!
Brisbane ACT Centre's Team of Expert Brisbane Psychologists and Therapists
We have a wide variety of expert psychologists and therapists working together, we’d like to introduce you to the team. Select one of these categories to find out which of our therapists is right for you. Online booking is available for many of our therapists.
- All
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment Problems
- Adolescents
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline PD
- Child Psychology
- Chronic Pain
- Couples
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Groups
- LGBTQIA
- Life Coaching
- OCD/Phobias
- Parenting
- Pregnancy/Post Natal
- PTSD
- Self Esteem
- Self Harm
- Stress
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma
- Weight Loss
- Work Stress
Dr Rob Purssey
Psychiatrist, Director Brisbane ACT Centre
Available: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm.
Dr. Nga Tran
Consultant Psychiatrist
Available: Mondays & Fridays 8:30am – 4:30 pm, Tuesdays 8:30am-12:30pm
Georgia Watkins-Allen
Clinical Psychologist
Availability: Mondays 8:30am-6:30pm , Tuesdays 1pm-8:00pm
Jeremy Villanueva
Psychologist
Available: Tuesdays 12pm – 7:00pm, Thursdays 5:30pm-8:30pm, Saturdays by appointment
Claire Welshe
Mental Health Occupational Therapist & ACT therapist
Home visiting service by appointment
Tomas Tapper
Performance and General Psychologist
Available: Wednesdays 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursdays 5:30pm-9:30pm, Saturdays by appointment
Tunteeya Yamaoka
Registered Psychologist
Availability: Fridays 1:00pm-8:30pm, Saturdays by appointment
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